Device for relief of club or flat feet.



PATENTED JULY 11, 1905.

w. M. SCHOLL. DEVICE FOR RELIEF OF CLUB OR FLAT FEET;

APPLICATION FILED FEB. 6. 1905.

Mme/131 UNITED STATES Patented July 11, 1905.

PATENT OFFICE.

DEVICE FOR RELIEF OF CLUB OR FLAT FEET.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 794,256, dated July 11, 1905.

Application filed February 6, 1905. Serial No. 244,447.

To all whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, WILLIAM M. Soi-ioLL, a citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented new and useful Improvements in Devices for Relief of Club or Flat Feet, of which the following is a specification.

This invention is a device for the relief of club or flat feet, and it is designed to be worn in the shoe.

The object of the invention is to form an improved device of the kind which will afford a springing support for the arch of the foot and tend to lift the same to its proper position in cases of deformity or disease referred to above.

It comprises a leather foot-piece or insole, to the under side of which are attached metal plates having the proper shape and spring to afford the relief intended.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a top plan view of the device. Fig. 2 isa bottom view thereof. Fig. 3 is aside view viewed from the inner edge. Fig. 4 is a section on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1.

Referring specifically to the drawings, 6 indicates a sole-shaped piece of leather. This is made of stout stuff and is properly molded to conform to the shape of the arch of the foot, having particularly an upwardly-projecting extension 8 at the inner side. This sole-piece is reinforced or supported by a metal plate 9, fitted to the under side thereof so as to conform closely thereto. This piece is of considerable rigidity and has a heel portion 10, arranged to rest upon the heel of the part of the arch, and in use the prong 14 rests upon the shank of the shoe. The arm 15 projects from the edge of the plate 13 opposite to that of the part 14 and is bent over above the plate, as shown in the drawings, extending to the outer edge of the leather piece 6, where it is turned up, as at 16. This turnedup portion holds the foot in its proper position over and above the arch and prevents favoring the support by walking on or toward the outer side of the shoe.

The device is capable of adjustment to different conditions. By the use of a pair of pliers the projection 14 can be bent higher or lower, according to local conditions. It can be progressively raised as conditions improve. When the weight is put on the device, the bridge-piece causes a steady upward springy pressure under the astragalus, which is of benefit for the relief of the conditions referred to.

What I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. A foot-support adapted to fit within a shoe, comprising a sole-piece shaped to conform to the arch of a foot, a metal plate secured thereunder, and a yielding bridge piece or plate extending thereunder across the arch and arranged to rest upon the shank of the shoe.

2. A foot-support adapted to fit within a shoe, comprising an arched sole-piece, an arched reinforcing metal plate thereunder, and a spring-plate under said plate, bridged across the arch and having a projection extending sidewise from one edge and arranged to rest upon the shank of the shoe, and an arm extending from the other edge and bent up at the outer edge of the sole-piece.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in the presence of two su bscribing witnesses.

l/VILLIAM M. SCHOLL. Witnesses:

SIGNA FELTSKOG, H. G. BATCHELOR. 

